NEW DELHI: "It was a mistake to educate my daughter and send her to IIT. I should have saved all the money for her dowry," said Manoj Devak, waiting outside a mortuary on a hot summer evening in late May as doctors carried out an autopsy on his daughter, Manjula.…

The city of Delhi witnesses at least 10 dowry cases being registered every day. However, in the last four years there has not been a single conviction in any dowry case registered from across the city. A senior police officer, wishing not to be named, said in 90-95% cases, couples compromise. “Collecting…

NEW DELHI: A 28-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan over dowry harassment by her husband and in-laws in Balbir Nagar Extension in New Delhi, the police said on Tuesday. Deepensha's in-laws yesterday informed her father Rakesh Sharma that she had locked herself inside her…